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Lorraine Whitehouse's

'Elavolyn'

Bracelet/Necklet Workshop

Sunday 19 April 2020

10.30-4.30pm

Hampton-in-Arden, near Solihull.

This lovely project uses 2 different colours of beads and they can be worn either side showing a diffrerent design to great effect..

The necklet is a collar, the bracelet is a slinky band that is brilliant for lots of occasions.

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Details & Materials Lists for the Elavolyn Workshop:

Push the boat out with the ever so stylish Elavolyn Bracelet or Necklace.

The projects use two different colours of beads and they can be worn with either side showing a different ‘design’ to great effect.

The necklace is a beautiful collar, a must for every season and the bracelet is a slinky band that everyone will love.

If you would like to book a place on this workshop, please contact Carole (email, phone or post). Details on p. 2 of the journal.

Materials List (Elavolyn Bracelet)

• Beading thread – equivalent of Nymo D

• 95 Czech 4mm facets

• 2 Czech 6mm facets

• 32 Czech 8mm facets

• 10.8g Seed beads Miyuki 11/0 (colour B)

• 9.8g Seed beads Miyuki 11/0 (colour A)

• 5g Seed beads Miyuki 8/0

Materials List (Elavolyn Necklace)

• Beading thread – equivalent of Nymo D

• 110 Czech 4mm facets

• 4 Czech 6mm facets

• 40 Czech 8mm facets

• 15g Seed beads Miyuki 11/0 (colour B)

• 13.8g Seed beads Miyuki 11/0 (colour A)

• 8.5g Seed beads Miyuki 8/0

Kit Packs will also be available for purchase on the day for those who do not want to choose beforehand.

Watch this space for any updates

AGM Weekend

4-5th July 2020

Maidstone Museum, Kent

Our 2020 AGM will be held at the Maidstone Museum, which was established in 1858, and with more than 600,000 artefacts and specimens, it represents one of the best and largest collections in the south east outside of London. It has been compared to a small Victoria & Albert Museum, British Museum, and Natural History Museum all rolled into one, right at the heart of the Garden of England!

The museum has various collections – Ancient Egyptian, Archaeological, Costumes & Textiles, Ethnography, Natural History & Biology, Geology, Fine & Decorative Arts, aswell as Local History, and we hope to be able to ‘see behind the scenes’ with Sam Harris in the afternoon.

One of the highlights of our visit will be to see the 17th century beadwork basket, given to the museum by Lady Cornwallis, which has a figure similar to one on the Holburne Museum basket we saw in Bath back in 2014.

Please bring any beads or bead-related items, recently-acquired or otherwise, for display on our usual ‘Bring & Show’ tables.

The approximate timetable (as usual) will be as follows:

•10.30–11.00 Arrive at the Museum, chat. Set up ‘Bring & Show’ items. Tea/Coffee etc

•11.00–12.30 AGM & ‘Show and Tell’

•12.30–2.00 Lunch

•2.00–4.30 We will be able to look at items on display and examine beads and beadwork from the Museum’s reserve collections shown to us by Sam Harris.

3d Framing of Cabouchons Class at the AGM

In this workshop, Liz will teach how to create a 3-dimensional framework to surround cabochons and stones. There will be detailed instructions for framing lucite cabochons: 18mm round, 25mm x 18mm oval and 22mm square. There will also be general instructions for framing irregularly shaped stones.

Participants are encouraged to bring along stones they have collected over the years, but not known what to do with them once home!

The main technique used for the framework is Right Angle Weave and a good understanding of the stitch is essential for this course.

If you would like to book a place on this workshop, please contact Carole (email, phone or post). Details on p. 2 of the journal.

More details and materials list later.